Martin Kabrhel opened to 100,000 from under the gun and action folded to Nils Pudel, who shoved for a bit over 700,000 on the button. Kabrhel quickly called to put Pudel at risk and a showdown was held.
Nils Pudel: Q♥Q♦
Martin Kabrhel: A♥A♦
It was a cooler for Pudel, and the Q♠A♠4♠9♥7♣ runout improved both players to a set — leaving Kabrhel best and eliminating Pudel from the tournament.
"Set over set... there was nothing you could do!" Kabrhel joked as he collected the pot.
Around 1,600,000 was in the middle on a flop of A♠10♠Q♣ and Martin Tsvetanov jammed his last 70,000 from the big blind, receiving a call from Michael Sklenicka in the cutoff.
Martin Tsvetanov: A♥10♥
Michael Sklenicka: A♣4♣
Tsvetanov had flopped two pair and Sklenicka required runner runners, but the 8♠ turn was a brick, the 4♠ river making Sklenicka a rubdown irrelevant two pair. "There's the four" he said, smiling as Tsvetanov raked in the pot.
Heads-up on a flop of 9♥5♣A♠, Martin Kabrhel on the button bet 80,000, then fired a second barrel of 420,000 on the 7♥ turn. Miki Vea Garcia in the big blind check-called both times.
The J♣ completed the board and after Vea Garcia checked, Kabrhel decided to move all in. Vea Garcia snap-called, being the player at risk for 1,975,000.
Miki Vea Garcia: A♦9♦
Martin Kabrhel: 6♦3♣
Kabrhel bluffed and was called by Vea Garcia who flopped two pair and doubled up.
Michael Sklenicka opened to 160,000 under the gun, and was faced with a three-bet to 500,000 from Michal Krzyminski in the cutoff. Action folded back to Sklenicka, who thought for a bit before pumping it up to 950,000.
Kryzminski didn't take long before five-bet jamming for 2,205,000 total, and didn't look pleased when Sklenicka snapped with the slightly covering stack.
Michal Krzyminski: J♦J♠
Michael Sklenicka: A♣K♣
Krzyminski was ahead in a race, but that didn't last long after the flop came A♦K♥4♥, giving Sklenicka top two pair. Kryzminski was down to two outs, and they didn't arrive on the 5♣3♠ turn and river.
Andro Scarpa was seen departing another table, having also busted.
Around 1,050,000 was in the middle on a board of A♠K♣6♠9♠, in a three-way hand between Ladislao Dalfo in the big blind, and Theodoros Ampelikiotis and Gerald Karlic in middle position, with action checked through.
The 7♥ river completed the board, and Dalfo check-called a bet of 500,000 from Ampelikiotis, with Karlic getting out of the way.
Ampelikiotis tabled K♦K♠ for the flopped set of kings, and Dalfo mucked, claiming shortly afterwards he had a set of sixes.
With around 1,500,000 in the middle on a completed board of K♥5♣4♣Q♥J♥, Bartosz Piesiewicz checked in the big blind to Martijn Kiers under the gun.
Kiers had around 2,400,000 behind, and moved forward around 600,000 in chips while saying "All-in". Piesiewicz flicked in a calling chip, but with the players seated in the eight and one seats, he didn't realize Kiers had a stack behind.
Piesiewicz, who had 1,775,000 total, stated he didn't want to make the call for the full amount and maintained that the bet should be limited to the 600,000 Kiers had put in the middle, demanding the floor be called.
There was a five minute delay while matters were explained to the tournament director, who sought a second opinion, before it was confirmed that Kiers verbal declaration of all-in stood, as did Piesewicz's call. Kiers had done nothing wrong, he had stated he was all-in, and it was Piesiewicz's responsibility to check the amount of the bet he was calling.
Neither player was pleased, Kiers stating "This is ridiculous, he would have folded if he'd known the true amount", and it soon became apparent why he did not like the ruling, as he flipped A♠9♥ for ace-high. Piesiewicz tabled K♣10♠ for a pair of kings, and scooped the most accidental double-up he will probably have in his poker career.
Gerald Karlic opened to 200,000 from early position, and received a call from Istvan Pilhofer in the small blind, before Claudio Livrieri three-bet jammed for 375,000 from the big blind.
Karlic asked if he could raise, and on being told he could, pumped it up to 800,000. Pilhofer called.
On the 6♥6♦2♠ flop, Pilhofer check-called versus a bet of 450,000 from Karlic. The J♦A♣ turn and river were checked through.
Karlic tabled 8♠8♦ for two pair eights and sixes, which was good versus Pilhofer's 5♠5♦ for a worse two pair. Livrieri had 7♣3♣ and departed.
Adrian Ibanescu was also seen departing the tournament area after busting.
